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Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-09-2010, 08:33 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Here’s a summary of the ironwork I’ve removed...

Here’s a summary of the ironwork I’ve removed from this patient to date:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/4592769199_34092dbb0b.jpg

I had a look to see if the tuners had any...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-09-2010, 07:18 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Edge of the heel

Edge of the heel
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-07-2010, 09:11 AM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Yes well my instinct was to change that single...

Yes well my instinct was to change that single brace to a more "italian" style of cross bracing. I was also wondering whether by doing so the "integrity" of the "french" bass would be compromised....
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-07-2010, 12:51 AM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Here’s the first look inside. Filthy dirty so I...

Here’s the first look inside. Filthy dirty so I vacuumed out the crud and had a close look all over, but I can’t find any makers marks, or stamps. Perhaps when I do a proper cleanup something may...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-07-2010, 12:51 AM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Removing the top went OK until I hit these nails...

Removing the top went OK until I hit these nails in the lower and upper bouts.


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4577330266_b35c1d3d76.jpg
...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-06-2010, 05:39 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
thanks Arnold. I have been as systematic as I...

thanks Arnold. I have been as systematic as I can, and throughly breaking down the task into every small step and sequence is the only real way I know of estimating and explaining the cost of such a...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-05-2010, 11:25 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Inside the top block looks like a bit of a...

Inside the top block looks like a bit of a mess, and I think I can see a dowel AND a coachbolt and a split.

Bass bar is intact and attached.

...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-05-2010, 11:24 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 545,053
Posted By Matthew Tucker
French Bass full restoration

Here’s an interesting project for me. Customer brought in this nice old flatback bass, found in an attic.



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4519133614_bd063a69b4.jpg ...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-26-2010, 08:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 123,803
Posted By Matthew Tucker
yes I could screw the neck in, or i could use a...

yes I could screw the neck in, or i could use a bolt like all my other basses;

Thanks for your note Jeff - glad I'm not the only one to hate this type of repair. This bass has also had major...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-23-2010, 06:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 123,803
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Ken, there is plenty of block inside the bass and...

Ken, there is plenty of block inside the bass and i don't need to set the neck deeper for scale length reasons. On basses where the walls of the mortise are this thin there appears to be little...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-23-2010, 12:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 123,803
Posted By Matthew Tucker
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3785096488_b16...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3785096488_b1667d5eca.jpg

This type. This is not the one I'm repairing though. All rubners i have come across have the same neck/rib arrangement with no ledge...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-22-2010, 08:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 123,803
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Neck block work

Ok guys, I have a '80s german bass in the WS with that typical Rubner-style of block where the ribs sit snug up against the heel, with no ledge and ebony strip at the sides. The mortise is about an...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-21-2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 18,564
Posted By Matthew Tucker
you'd need a very big animal to provide enough...

you'd need a very big animal to provide enough bone for a double bass nut.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-21-2010, 09:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 18,564
Posted By Matthew Tucker
When I come to replane a fingerboard, I love it...

When I come to replane a fingerboard, I love it when the nut just pops off without heat, steam or blades ... so I never glue a nut in place unless specifically asked to, and even then only with the...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-15-2010, 03:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 15,811
Posted By Matthew Tucker
I have just been setting up a half size student...

I have just been setting up a half size student bass with what looks like a clean varnish crack right around the heel in exactly the same position, but the whole heel is still well glued into the...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-15-2010, 01:39 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 29,576
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Dings always look better darker than the main...

Dings always look better darker than the main varnish colour, reason being that dings and scratches will usually accumulate dirt. It just looks "right". If you have to cover a scratch or ding you can...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-04-2010, 10:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 14,138
Posted By Matthew Tucker
I think depends a little on the purpose of the...

I think depends a little on the purpose of the valuation. The "valuation" amount could be the insurance value, or the estimated sale value, and those values may not be even close. Often a customer...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-04-2010, 10:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,763
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Well, i'd start by gluing any splitty bits back...

Well, i'd start by gluing any splitty bits back down. Then, depending on the value of the bass and the extent of the damage, i'd either smooth over and touch-up the edges so they don't catch, or if...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-05-2010, 08:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,077
Posted By Matthew Tucker
yes. I have sketched out a plan for a bass...

yes.

I have sketched out a plan for a bass with the back arching INWARDS for this very reason, to support the soundpost with a minimum back thickness. But it looked so weird, I haven't really...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-04-2010, 12:33 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,077
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Ken, I'm not contesting that a brace for a...

Ken, I'm not contesting that a brace for a roundback is a good idea and can improve the sound of a bass. And I'm not contesting that you or a concert master (or a cloth-eared donkey for that matter)...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-03-2010, 08:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,077
Posted By Matthew Tucker
:confused: How can you tell that the sound is...

:confused: How can you tell that the sound is spreading across the back?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-30-2009, 11:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,462
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Well, again, that bridge looks kinda familiar....

Well, again, that bridge looks kinda familiar. They often come in like that but my instinct tells that unless there's a compelling structural reason to rectify it, just changing out the bridge so...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-30-2009, 04:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 17,462
Posted By Matthew Tucker
Even though the crown is narrow, and the blank is...

Even though the crown is narrow, and the blank is a cheap one, the bridge looks kinda normal shape to me. You see that "lowbrow" look quite often.

You say the first thing to do is to change the...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-28-2009, 04:29 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,077
Posted By Matthew Tucker
:confused: Surely, that comment doesn't apply to...

:confused: Surely, that comment doesn't apply to a flat-back replaced by a luthier who knows what he or she is doing??
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-28-2009, 04:21 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 40,077
Posted By Matthew Tucker
You often see old basses with just the top piece...

You often see old basses with just the top piece of the break replaced; usually a piece of purfling is run into the joint to make it look intentional.

Perhaps, if the upper part is the worst, and...
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